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The low-orbit mega-constellation network (LMCN) is an important part of the space-air-ground integrated network system. An effective satellite-ground interconnection design can result in a stable constellation topology for LMCNs. A naive…

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Dense satellite constellations recently emerged as a prominent solution to complementing terrestrial networks in attaining true global coverage. As such, analytic optimization techniques can be adopted to rapidly maximize the benefits of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-20 Bassel Al Homssi , Akram Al-Hourani

This paper investigates the maximum achievable downlink spectral efficiency of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. Spectral efficiency is defined here as the total network sum rate per unit bandwidth per unit area of Earth's…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-11 Cuneyd Ozturk , Dongning Guo , Randall A. Berry , Michael L. Honig

Laser inter-satellite links (LISLs) between satellites in a free-space optical satellite network (FSOSN) can be divided into two classes: permanent LISLs (PLs) and temporary LISLs (TLs). TLs are not desirable in next-generation FSOSNs…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-25 Aizaz U. Chaudhry , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are emerging as a key component of non-terrestrial networks due to their low-latency and high-capacity communication capabilities. However, satellites in these orbits are characterized by a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-27 Alejandro Ramírez-Arroyo , Miguel Villanueva-Fernández , Preben Mogensen

Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) employ inter-satellite links (ISLs) to reduce dependency on ground stations, enabling precise ranging and communication across satellites. Beyond their traditional role, ISLs can support extended…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-28 Huan Yan , Juan A. Fraire , Ziqi Yang , Kanglian Zhao , Wenfeng Li , Xiyun Hou , Haohan Li , Yuxuan Miao , Jinjun Zheng , Chengbin Kang , Huichao Zhou , Xinuo Chang , Lu Wang

With the development of the massive satellite constellation and the on-orbit laser-based communication equipment, the wavelength routing optical satellite network (WROSN) becomes a potential solution for on-orbit, high-capacity, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Jingkai Yang , Qiwen Ran , Hongyu Wu , Jing Ma

With the deployment of satellite constellations, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in remote areas have gained access to low-cost network connectivity. In this paper, we investigate the performance of IoT devices connecting in up-link…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-01 Jiusi Zhou , Ruibo Wang , Basem Shihada , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

This article investigates the transmission delay of a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication system in a bent pipe structure. By employing a stochastic geometry framework, satellites are modeled as spherical binomial point processes…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-09-12 Sixi Cheng , Xiang Ling

Satellite networks are emerging as vital solutions for global connectivity beyond 5G. As companies such as SpaceX, OneWeb, and Amazon are poised to launch a large number of satellites in low Earth orbit, the heightened inter-satellite…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-22 Miyeon Lee , Sucheol Kim , Minje Kim , Dong-Hyun Jung , Junil Choi

Satellite constellation systems are becoming more attractive to provide communication services worldwide, especially in areas without network connectivity. While optimizing satellite gateway placement is crucial for operators to minimize…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-04 Yuma Abe , Flor Ortiz , Eva Lagunas , Victor Monzon Baeza , Symeon Chatzinotas , Hiroyuki Tsuji

This paper investigates uplink transmission from a single-antenna mobile phone to a cluster of satellites, emphasizing the role of inter-satellite links (ISLs) in facilitating cooperative signal detection. The study focuses on non-ideal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-04 Zohre Mashayekh Bakhsh , Yasaman Omid , Gaojie Chen , Farbod Kayhan , Yi Ma , Rahim Tafazolli

In free-space optical satellite networks (FSOSNs), satellites can have different laser inter-satellite link (LISL) ranges for connectivity. Greater LISL ranges can reduce network latency of the path but can also result in an increase in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-11 Jintao Liang , Aizaz U. Chaudhry , Eylem Erdogan , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Gunes Karabulut Kurt , Peng Hu , Khaled Ahmed , Stephane Martel

The emergence of mega-constellations of interconnected satellites has a major impact on the integration of cellular wireless and non-terrestrial networks, while simultaneously offering previously inconceivable data gathering capabilities.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-24 Nasrin Razmi , Bho Matthiesen , Armin Dekorsy , Petar Popovski

Low earth orbit satellite constellations with intersatellite links (ISLs) are currently being developed and deployed. The availability of ISLs provides the capability to route across the satellite constellation, rather than using the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-04 Peter Ashwood-Smith , Bill McCormick

This paper provides an optimized cable path planning solution for a tree-topology network in an irregular 2D manifold in a 3D Euclidean space, with an application to the planning of submarine cable networks. Our solution method is based on…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-05 Tianjiao Wang , Zengfu Wang , Bill Moran , Moshe Zukerman

The rapid advancement of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems has significantly enhanced global connectivity, offering high-capacity, low-latency services crucial for next-generation applications. However, the dense…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Qianqian Zhang , Ye Hu , Minchae Jung

As emerging massive constellations are intended to provide seamless connectivity for remote areas using hundreds of small low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, new methodologies have great importance to study the performance of these networks.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-10-05 Niloofar Okati , Taneli Riihonen

The sixth-generation (6G) network is expected to achieve global coverage based on the space-air-ground integrated network, and the latest satellite network will play an important role in it. The introduction of inter-satellite links (ISLs)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-27 Guanhua Wang , Fang Yang , Jian Song , Zhu Han

Mega low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation is promising in achieving global coverage with high capacity. However, forwarding packets in mega constellation faces long end-to-end delay caused by multi-hop routing and high-complexity…

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